Politburo of the 18th Congress of the All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks)

18th Politburo

17th Politburo ← →  19th Presidium
Duration	22 March 1939 – 16 October 1952

The 18th Politburo of the All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks) was elected by the 18th Central Committee in the aftermath of the 18th Congress.

18th Politburo (1939–1952)

Candidate members

Name (birth–death)	Took office	Left office	Duration
Lavrentiy Beria (1899–1953)	22 March 1939	18 March 1946	6 years, 361 days
Nikolay Shvernik (1888–1970)	22 March 1939	16 October 1952	13 years, 208 days
Nikolai Voznesensky (1903–1950)	21 February 1941	26 February 1947	6 years, 5 days
Georgy Malenkov (1902–1988)	21 February 1941	18 March 1946	5 years, 25 days
Alexander Shcherbakov (1901–1945)	21 February 1941	10 May 1945	4 years, 78 days
Nikolai Bulganin (1895–1975)	18 March 1946	18 February 1948	1 year, 337 days
Alexei Kosygin (1904–1980)	18 March 1946	4 September 1948	2 years, 170 days

Full members

Name (birth–death)	Took office	Left office	Duration
Andrey Andreyev (1895–1971)	22 March 1939	16 October 1952	13 years, 208 days
Kliment Voroshilov (1881–1969)	22 March 1939	16 October 1952	13 years, 208 days
Andrei Zhdanov (1896–1948)	22 March 1939	31 August 1948	9 years, 162 days
Lazar Kaganovich (1893–1991)	22 March 1939	16 October 1952	13 years, 208 days
Mikhail Kalinin (1875–1946)	22 March 1939	3 June 1946	7 years, 73 days
Anastas Mikoyan (1895–1978)	22 March 1939	16 October 1952	13 years, 208 days
Vyacheslav Molotov (1890–1986)	22 March 1939	16 October 1952	13 years, 208 days
Joseph Stalin (1878–1953)	22 March 1939	16 October 1952	13 years, 208 days
Nikita Khrushchev (1894–1971)	22 March 1939	16 October 1952	13 years, 208 days
Lavrentiy Beria (1899–1953)	18 March 1946	16 October 1952	6 years, 212 days
Georgy Malenkov (1902–1988)	18 March 1946	16 October 1952	6 years, 212 days
Nikolai Voznesensky (1903–1950)	26 February 1947	7 March 1949	2 years, 9 days
Nikolai Bulganin (1895–1975)	18 February 1948	16 October 1952	4 years, 241 days
Alexei Kosygin (1904–1980)	4 September 1948	16 October 1952	4 years, 42 days